Happy 9 Months Beckett!

Holy smokes. Beckett is 9 months old already. He's changed so much in just the past month. I re-read his 8 month post, and I couldn't believe all the differences.

• He's crawling like a pro now. He goes everywhere, and fast. He knows that when his clothes come off and he hears the bath water running, that it's bathtime. He crawls his little naked baby butt so fast into the bathroom, and it cracks me up every time.
• He now has four teeth. Top two and bottom two. I love seeing his little teeth when he grins. It's the best.
• He eats three solid meals a day, and still has four bottles of formula, too. He's getting more and more "big boy" food now. He eats pancakes, waffles, noodles, bread, fruits and of course puffs and cheerios. He's really good at picking up food and getting it into his mouth now.
• He sleeps through the night almost every night. Sometimes he'll wake up in the middle of the night, but I'm able to get him back to sleep quickly and without a bottle. Once in a while he'll wake up and just talk for a while, and then go back to sleep. Our crappy sleeper is redeeming himself, finally!
• He doesn't pull up onto his feet very often, but he's always pulling up onto his knees. There's got to be something he really wants for him to get to his feet. That's just fine with me. I'm not ready for a walker yet!

Beckett loves to crawl around the house and explore every room. He crawls over to the sliding glass door and pulls up on his knees with his hands on the glass and watches the dogs play outside. Yesterday David was outside dealing with a broken branch in the tree and Beckett was at the window the whole time watching him and blowing bubbles on the glass. He also likes to share his meals with Cliffy. Cliff knows that if he waits long enough next to Beckett's high chair, that a little baby hand will be feeding him bread, pancakes or whatever else he happens to be eating. They're both sneaky about it, too. Sometimes I don't catch it until it's too late. They're buds. Beckett likes to ride Cliff like a horse too. He smiles and laughs the whole time.

Our sweet little man still amazes me every day. He's at such a fun stage right now. It's so much fun to make him laugh and I'll do some pretty ridiculous things to accomplish that. I love watching him grow and learn every day. Here are some of the latest pictures of our 9 month old.

Husker gear and camo. Mini David.

Trouble.